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Gabriel Dawson, of Saint Joseph, Mo., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has received a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
Athletes who may experience medical conditions over the course of their sport careers have the opportunity to apply for a medical exemption.
The oral testimony of USADA CEO, Travis T. Tygart, from the Congressional hearing on “Ways to Improve & Strengthen the International Anti-Doping System.”
UFC athlete, Tom Lawlor, of Las Vegas, Nev., accepted a two-year sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
UFC athlete Gian Villante has been granted a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption and will therefore not face an anti-doping policy violation.
Vincent Pierik, of Irmo, S.C., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year suspension for his anti-doping rule violation.
UFC athlete Cristiane Justino has been granted a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption and will therefore not face an anti-doping policy violation.
Nicholas Saccente, of Springfield, Mass., an athlete in the sport of weightlifting, has accepted a four-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation.
The opioid epidemic in the United States and around the world is not a secret, but how much do people really know about the abuse of prescription drugs in sport? Are they aware of how often seemingly innocent prescriptions for oxycodone or tramadol can turn into full-blown addictions? That the addiction can lead to an overdose and death? That it can happen to anyone, even athletes? Especially athletes?
